System, method and device for producing strips of spun cheese

Abstract

A system, method and device for producing strips of spun cheese from a paste of hot cheese that can form a fibrous texture when drawn. The hot cheese paste is drawn in the form of a strip of spun cheese by means of an arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys, in which tangential velocity of each driving pulley is greater than that of the immediately preceding pulley so as to generate a greater tensile force on the strip of cheese as it passes through the consecutive driving pulleys.

1 . A system for producing strips of spun cheese from a paste of hot cheese that can form a fibrous texture when drawn, comprising:
 a hopper for containing said hot cheese paste;   one or more nozzles connected to said hopper through which said hot cheese paste passes; and   an arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys next to each nozzle to apply a tensile force to the cheese paste exiting from said nozzles to form strips of spun cheese, wherein each driving pulley has a tangential velocity that is greater than that of the immediately preceding pulley so as to generate a greater tensile force on the strip of cheese as it passes through the consecutive driving pulleys.   
     
     
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         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein rotation axis of the driving pulleys are in a same horizontal line and the driving pulleys have the same diameter. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein in said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys, each driving pulley has a diameter that is larger than that of the immediately preceding pulley. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein in said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys, each driving pulley has a groove with a depth minor than that of the immediately preceding pulley and a width minor than that of the immediately preceding pulley and each groove has inclined and rounded edges. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         14 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein further includes a set of idler pulleys distributed between said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys and each idler pulley has a groove in a plane form or convex form. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein further includes a container of cold water or brine next to said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys to receive the produced strips of spun cheese. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the system is distributed on a horizontal plane or vertical plane. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A device for producing strips of spun cheese from a paste of hot cheese that can form a fibrous texture when drawn, the device comprises an arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys to apply a tensile force to the cheese paste to form strips of spun cheese, wherein each driving pulley has a tangential velocity that is greater than that of the immediately preceding pulley so as to generate a greater tensile force on the strip of cheese as it passes through the consecutive driving pulleys. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The device according to  claim 19 , wherein rotation axis of the driving pulleys are in a same horizontal line and the driving pulleys have the same diameter. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The device according to  claim 19 , wherein in said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys, each driving pulley has a diameter that is larger than that of the immediately preceding pulley. 
     
     
         24 . The device according to  claim 19 , wherein in said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys, each driving pulley has a groove with a depth minor than that of the immediately preceding pulley and a width minor than that of the immediately preceding pulley and each groove has inclined and rounded edges. 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         28 . The device according to  claim 19 , wherein further includes a set of idler pulleys distributed between said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys and each idler pulley has a groove in a plane form or convex form. 
     
     
         29 . (canceled) 
     
     
         30 . The device according to  claim 19 , wherein the arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys is distributed on a horizontal plane or vertical plane. 
     
     
         31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . A method for producing strips of spun cheese from a paste of hot cheese that can form a fibrous texture when drawn, the method comprises the steps of:
 flowing a hot cheese paste through a nozzle;   drawing the hot cheese paste that comes out of the nozzle, making it pass through an arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys to form a strip of spun cheese, wherein each driving pulley has a tangential velocity that is greater than that of the immediately preceding pulley so as to generate a greater tensile force on the strip of cheese as it passes through the consecutive driving pulleys; and   cooling said strip of spun cheese as it exits said arrangement of consecutive driving pulleys.   
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein in said step of flowing a hot cheese paste through a nozzle, said hot cheese paste has a temperature from 45° C. to 70° C. and to said hot cheese paste is applied a pressure from 0 to 0.2 kg/cm 2 . 
     
     
         34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the tangential velocity of said driving pulleys is determined according to:
 fluidity of said hot cheese paste;   temperature of the hot cheese paste;   number of nozzles;   hot cheese volume per time unit passing through the nozzles; and   further of the initial and final diameter of the required strip of spun cheese.